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		[page:Curve] &rarr;

		<h1>[name]</h1>

		<p class="desc">Create a smooth 3d spline curve from a series of points using the
			[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centripetal_Catmull-Rom_spline Catmull-Rom] algorithm.</p>

		<h2>Code Example</h2>

		<code>
		//Create a closed wavey loop
		const curve = new THREE.CatmullRomCurve3( [
			new THREE.Vector3( -10, 0, 10 ),
			new THREE.Vector3( -5, 5, 5 ),
			new THREE.Vector3( 0, 0, 0 ),
			new THREE.Vector3( 5, -5, 5 ),
			new THREE.Vector3( 10, 0, 10 )
		] );

		const points = curve.getPoints( 50 );
		const geometry = new THREE.BufferGeometry().setFromPoints( points );

		const material = new THREE.LineBasicMaterial( { color : 0xff0000 } );

		// Create the final object to add to the scene
		const curveObject = new THREE.Line( geometry, material );
		</code>

		<h2>Examples</h2>

		<p>
			[example:webgl_geometry_extrude_splines WebGL / geometry / extrude / splines]
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		<h2>Constructor</h2>

		<h3>[name]( [param:Array points], [param:Boolean closed], [param:String curveType], [param:Float tension] )</h3>
		<p>
			points – An array of [page:Vector3] points<br/>
			closed – Whether the curve is closed. Default is *false*.<br/>
			curveType – Type of the curve. Default is *centripetal*.<br/>
			tension – Tension of the curve. Default is *0.5*.
		</p>


		<h2>Properties</h2>
		<p>See the base [page:Curve] class for common properties.</p>

		<h3>[property:Array points]</h3>
		<p>The array of [page:Vector3] points that define the curve. It needs at least two entries.</p>

		<h3>[property:Boolean closed]</h3>
		<p>The curve will loop back onto itself when this is true.</p>

		<h3>[property:String curveType]</h3>
		<p>Possible values are *centripetal*, *chordal* and *catmullrom*.</p>

		<h3>[property:Float tension]</h3>
		<p>When [page:.curveType] is *catmullrom*, defines catmullrom's tension.</p>


		<h2>Methods</h2>
		<p>See the base [page:Curve] class for common methods.</p>

		<h2>Source</h2>

		<p>
			[link:https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/blob/master/src/[path].js src/[path].js]
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